List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt

Frankfurt skyline with the new European Central Bank Headquarters under construction in September 2013

This list of tallest buildings in Frankfurt ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the city of Frankfurt, Germany by height. The tallest structure in Frankfurt is the Europaturm, which rises 337 metres (1,106 ft).^[1] However, the observation tower is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied. The tallest habitable building in Frankfurt is the Commerzbank Tower, which rises 259 metres (850 ft) and 56 floors.^[2] As of October 2011, the structure is the 197th-tallest building in the world, the seventh-tallest building in Europe and the second-tallest building in the European Union. The second-tallest building in the city is the Messeturm, which rises 257 metres (843 ft) tall and has 55 floors.^[3] The 10 tallest buildings in Germany are located in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt is one of the few European cities with a large cluster of high rise building in its downtown area; in many other European cities, skyscraper construction was not well received in the past due to the historical value of existing buildings. For this reason, Frankfurt is sometimes referred to as "Mainhattan" (a portmanteau of the local Main river and Manhattan), and Chicago am Main.^[4][5] Most of Frankfurt's downtown area was destroyed by Allied air bombardment during World War II, and only a small number of the city's landmarks were rebuilt.^[6] This left ample room for and little opposition against the construction of modern high-rises in the city. Frankfurt went through a first high-rise building boom in the 1970s; during this time, the city saw the construction of nine buildings over 110 metres (360 ft). From 1984 until 1993, Frankfurt went through another building boom, during which time the city's second-tallest building, Messeturm, and the third-tallest building, Westendstraße 1, were completed. The city has now 14 buildings which rise at least 150 metres (490 ft) in height, more than any other city in Germany. As of October 2011, there are 294 completed high-rises in the city.^[7]

Frankfurt entered another building boom in 1997, and has seen the completion of 11 buildings over 100 metres (330 ft), e.g. the city's tallest building, Commerzbank Tower, as well as Main Tower, Opernturm and Tower 185. There are several proposal and approved plans for new skyscrapers, including Millennium Tower, 369 metres (1,211 ft), MAX, 228 metres (748 ft), Tower 1, 212 metres (696 ft), Marieninsel, 210 metres (690 ft) and Bahn Tower, 200 metres (660 ft).

As of October 2011, there are 72 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction and proposed for construction in Frankfurt.^[8]

Frankfurt skyline in June 2013, view from south-west

Tallest completed buildings

This lists ranks the tallest buildings in Frankfurt that stand at least 329 feet (100 m) tall. Only habitable building are ranked which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures. These buildings are included for comparison.

Rank	Name	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Location	Year built	Notes
	Europaturm		337.5	1,107.3		Ginnheimer Stadtweg 90, Bockenheim	1979	Television tower. Second-tallest structure in Germany after the Fernsehturm Berlin. Nickname is Ginnheimer Spargel (Ginnheim Asparagus).
1	Commerzbank Tower		259.0	849.7	56	Große Gallusstraße 17–19, Innenstadt	1997	Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003. Tallest building in the European Union from 1997 to 2011. Tallest building in Germany since 1997. Tallest building completed in the 1990s.[2][9] Height including the antenna is 300 metres. Headquarters of Commerzbank.
2	Messeturm		256.5	841.5	63	Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, Westend-Süd	1990	Tallest building in Europe from 1990 to 1997.[3][10] Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
3	Westendstraße 1		208.0	682.4	53	Westendstraße 1, Westend-Süd	1993	Headquarters of DZ Bank.[11][12]
4	Main Tower		200.0	656.2	55	Neue Mainzer Straße 52–58, Innenstadt	1999	Height including the antenna is 240 metres. Main tenants are Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and Standard & Poor's.[13][14]
5	Tower 185		200.0	656.2	55	Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35–37, Gallus	2011	Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers.
6	Trianon		186.0	610.2	45	Mainzer Landstraße 16–24, Westend-Süd	1993	Main tenant is DekaBank.[15][16]
7	European Central Bank Headquarters[A]		185.0	607.0	45	Sonnemannstraße/Rückertstraße, Ostend	2014	New headquarters of the European Central Bank. Height including the antenna is 201 metres.[17]
8	Opernturm		170.0	557.7	42	Bockenheimer Landstraße 2–4, Westend-Süd	2009	Main tenant is UBS.
8	Taunusturm		170.0	557.7	40	Taunustor 1-3, Innenstadt	2014	The project developer is real estate building and operating company Tishman Speyer.
10	Silberturm		166.3	545.6	32	Jürgen-Ponto-Platz 1, Bahnhofsviertel	1978	Tallest building in Germany from 1978 to 1991.[18][19] Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009. Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
11	Westend Gate		159.3	522.6	47	Hamburger Allee 2–4, Westend-Süd	1976	Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978. Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.[20][21]
12	Deutsche Bank I		155.0	508.5	40	Taunusanlage 12, Westend-Süd	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s.[22][23] Headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Their nicknames are Soll und Haben (Asset and Liability).
12	Deutsche Bank II		155.0	508.5	38	Taunusanlage 12, Westend-Süd	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s.[23][24] Headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Their nicknames are Soll und Haben (Asset and Liability).
14	Skyper		153.8	504.6	38	Taunusanlage 1, Bahnhofsviertel	2004	Main tenant is DekaBank.[25][26]
15	Eurotower		148.0	485.6	39	Willy-Brandt-Platz 2, Innenstadt	1977	Headquarters of the European Central Bank. The ECB is currently building new and larger headquarters (European Central Bank Headquarters).[27][28]
16	Frankfurter Büro Center		142.4	467.2	40	Mainzer Landstraße 46, Westend-Süd	1980	Main tenant is Clifford Chance.[29][30]
17	City-Haus		142.1	466.2	42	Platz der Republik 6, Westend-Süd	1974	Main tenant is DZ Bank.[31][32]
18	Gallileo		136.0	446.2	38	Gallusanlage 7, Bahnhofsviertel	2003	Main tenant is Commerzbank.[33][34]
18	Nextower		136.0	446.2	34	Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 6, Innenstadt	2010
20	Pollux		130.0	426.5	33	Platz der Einheit 1, Gallus	1997	[35][36]
21	Garden Tower		127.0	416.7	25	Neue Mainzer Straße 46-50, Innenstadt	1976	[37][38]
22	Messe Torhaus		117.0	383.9	30	Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Bockenheim	1985	[39][40]
23	Japan Center		115.0	377.3	27	Taunustor 2, Innenstadt	1996	[41][42]
23	Park Tower		115.0	377.3	29	Bockenheimer Anlage 46, Westend-Süd	1972	Main tenant is Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.[43][44]
25	Westhafen Tower		112.3	368.4	31	Westhafenplatz 1, Gutleutviertel	2003	Main tenant is the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)[45][46]
26	IBC Tower		112.0	367.5	30	Theodor-Heuss-Allee 70, Bockenheim	2003	[47][48]
27	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz		110.0	360.9	27	Nibelungenplatz 3, Nordend-West	1966	[49][50]
27	Eurotheum		110.0	360.9	31	Neue Mainzer Straße 66–68, Innenstadt	1999	[51][52]
29	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36		108.6	356.3	28	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36, Innenstadt	1973	Main tenant is the European Central Bank due to lack of space in the bank's headquarters Eurotower.
30	Holiday Inn Frankfurt City-South		100.0	328.1	25	Mailänder Straße 1, Sachsenhausen-Süd	1972

Tallest under construction, announced and proposed

Under construction

Proposed (Samples)

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Frankfurt.

Years as tallest	Name	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Location	Notes
Since 1997	Commerzbank Tower		259.0	849.7	56	Große Gallusstraße 17–19, Innenstadt	Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003. Tallest building in the European Union from 1997 to 2011. Tallest building in Germany since 1997. Tallest building completed in the 1990s.[2][55] Height including the antenna is 300 metres. Headquarters of Commerzbank.
1990-1997	Messeturm		256.5	841.5	63	Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, Westend-Süd	Tallest building in Europe from 1990 to 1997.[3][56] Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
1978-1990	Silberturm		166.3	545.6	32	Jürgen-Ponto-Platz 1, Bahnhofsviertel	Tallest building in Germany from 1978 to 1990.[18][57] Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009. Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
1976-1978	Westend Gate		159.3	522.6	47	Hamburger Allee 2–4, Westend-Süd	Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978. Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.[20][58]
1974-1976	City-Haus		142.1	466.2	42	Platz der Republik 6, Westend-Süd	Main tenant is DZ Bank.[31][32]
1972-1974	AfE-Turm		116.0	380.6	32	Robert-Mayer-Straße 5-7, Westend-Süd	[59][60]Demolished 2014.[61]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Germany
• List of tallest buildings in the European Union
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

Notes

A. ^{^} Topped out but not completed.

References

General

• "Tall buildings of Frankfurt". Phorio. Retrieved 2013-04-15. 

Specific

External links

• Frankfurt Skyscraper Map
• Diagram of Frankfurt skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com